The Emma Dress

So, one day last summer my friend TJ came over with her little girl, Eva, who is 3 months younger than the girls.  She had on the cutest little dress with a cross-back.  I fell in love with the simplicity of it and I just knew I could make it.  A few months ago, after scouring the Internet, I finally found a similar pattern here on Etsy.  Eva's first birthday was coming up, so I decided to make her one large enough to wear this summer.  It turned out so cute and I picked up a new sewing skill...using bias tape.  This particular little dress is reversible and required bias tape to "hide" the seams.  I LOVE how it turned out.

Reversible

Front View

Back View

So fun!  I am already dreaming of warmer weather and planning how to make coordinating dresses for my girls this summer!

In other news...here is a sneak peak at my next two projects coming up.  I found these two "beauties" at the Habitat for Humanity Restore.  Forgive the quality of the pictures...these were snapped on my iPhone and texted to Aaron with the message "I want these!"

Scraped together a whole $25 for this treasure

Paid $1...yes, $1 for this piece.

Lest you think I am crazy (much like my husband does), I will be back soon with a little update on these two pieces.  With a little paint and creativity, I am hoping they won't even look like themselves.  So is Aaron.  I think he was a little shocked when I showed him the $25 dresser in person.  I told him he doesn't have the "vision" that I have!  He replied, "I hope so!"  Time will tell.